Kudos to Lynch and the city police

I hesitated in writing this letter because I feared others would leave their keys in their cars so they could enjoy some of this wonderful community service.

Doris S. Naundorf

This letter is a commendation for John Lynch, owner of Lynch Furniture Store, and the Canandaigua Police Department.

Several weeks ago, on a very warm Friday, I had parked in a city parking lot so I could go to a Main Street store on my way to Thompson Hospital as a chaplain volunteer. Returning to my car, I unlocked the door and took off my jacket with the keys in my pocket. Then I mistakenly pushed the lock button on the door. This left my keys in the car along with my purse, which held the other set of keys.

Another auto pulled in next to me. Two young women were in it. They suggested I call the police to help. I felt peculiar about this. They said, “Oh, we do it all the time.”

My cell phone was in my car, too. No establishment was open at the time in the parking area. Then I looked over to Bristol Street. Seeing Lynch Furniture, I walked over there. John Lynch has an ad on the radio telling listeners how friendly his business is.

Mr. Lynch called the Canandaigua Police Department. The person who responded was very polite and friendly. She told me not to be worried. Twenty minutes later, Officer Jeff Carr appeared and reassured me by saying, “We do this all the time.”

I hesitated in writing this letter because I feared others would leave their keys in their cars so they could enjoy some of this wonderful community service.
DORIS S. NAUNDORF
Farmington

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